... the other. Marlow also compares the natives to animals; in describing one of the workers on the ship, he says that "to look at him was as edifying as seeing a dog in a parody of breeches and a feather hat walking on ... of imperialism to occupy Nigeria. As a result, the Nigerian society is infected by the new ways of life brought by colonialism, as if the traditions of the Nigerian tribes were deficient. Christianity has its tremendous effects ... lived peacefully for many years before the coming of colonialism. Achebe is criticizing Christianity as something that destroys communities. ...

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